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15 09, 2017

Zoroastrianism – Iran – West Asian religion

By |2019-09-04T05:58:45-07:00September 15th, 2017|West Asia|Comments Off on Zoroastrianism – Iran – West Asian religion

An Iranian fire sacrifice Zoroaster/Zarathustra himself Around 1000 BC (probably), about the same time that people in India were writing the Rig Veda, a man named Zoroaster (also called Zarathustra) was a priest in a small [...]

10 09, 2017

Coca leaves – South American medicine

By |2019-04-11T19:59:14-07:00September 10th, 2017|Science, South America|Comments Off on Coca leaves – South American medicine

History of coca leaves: Coca farming in the Andes Mountains When did coca plants evolve? Like potatoes, tomatoes, and tobacco, coca plants grow wild in the Andes Mountains of South America. They probably evolved [...]

10 09, 2017

Central and South American religion

By |2019-03-08T21:30:13-08:00September 10th, 2017|Central America, Religion, South America|Comments Off on Central and South American religion

Maya Corn King on a plate Polytheism in the Americas The people who lived in South and Central America before 1500 were polytheistic - they believed in many different gods. Because they [...]

9 09, 2017

Aztec gods and rituals – Central American religion

By |2019-02-07T06:27:10-08:00September 9th, 2017|Central America, Religion|Comments Off on Aztec gods and rituals – Central American religion

The Aztec god of seeds, Xipe Totec (ca 1500 AD) Who were the Aztec gods? Aztec people were polytheistic - they had many gods. That's the same as like the people of China, India, or Africa at [...]

4 09, 2017

Roman sacrifice – animals and incense – Roman religion

By |2018-04-09T10:31:19-07:00September 4th, 2017|Religion, Romans|Comments Off on Roman sacrifice – animals and incense – Roman religion

Sacrificing a cow, a sheep, and a pig in the Late Republic Probably around the time people began farming their food and raising tame animals for their meat, which in Italy was [...]

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